At times it feels like you haven't accomplished much. Many people who sew or do other crafts often complain about their unfinnished work - including me! And there are several discarded projects laying in the darkness of my closet... However, at the end of the year it's much nicer to take a more positive stance and really see what you actually have managed to finnish - you might even surprise yourself! Most of the project shown below were not documented for one reason or another. Most often I felt that they were not too succesful or just plain boring and uninspiring. In the end I don't think it matters so much how well or badly they turned out: I finished them and learned many useful things along the way and that's time well spent!

Rautakausi

Iron Age

Pukkisaaren rautakautisen kauppakylän markkinoita varten Mikke sai uuden tunikan. Viikinkiaikainen huppu valmistui markkinoilla puhdetöinä. Itse pukeuduin vanhaan Euran mekkoon, jota tein työnäytöksenä Kuralan Kylämäen ulkoilmamuseon vuosittaisilla muinaistekniikan päivillä muutama vuosi sitten. Hieno esiliina on lainatavaraa. Mikke got a new tunic to wear at the iron age village market in Pukkisaari, Helsinki. The viking age hood was finished at the market. I wore my old Eura dress that I made during the annual ancient techniques days in the open-air museum Kuralan Kylämäki a few years ago. The beautiful apron was a loan. Photo: Johan Blomster

Tiedätkö sen tunteen, kun olet kahdessa päivässä ommellut uuden 1400-luvun vyötärösaumallisen hätävaramekon ja kaikki ihanat ystävät ovat ympärillä, mutta oman työn tulokset eivät jotenkin innosta... Siksi naama on nurinpäin. Seura oli kuitenkin ensiluokkaista ja kirvoitti lopulta ihan aidonkin hymyn tälle nyrpeälle naamalle <3 You know that feeling when you have sewn a new 15th c. waist seamed kirtle in two days to replace the one that didn't quite work out? Then the big day comes and you have all your lovely friends around you and all you can think about is that the dress is just blaaah... Luckily the company was outstanding and I did manage to smile once or twice <3 Photo: Mira Tammelin http://users.utu.fi/mhtamm/

Oho, näyttääpä oudolta. Oikeasti tämä on ihan nätti livenä... Joo, näitä aluspaitoja tuli tehtyä muutama... Tässä valkaisematon pellavapaita keskiaikaiseen vaatearkkuun. Honest, it's very pretty and well made in real life... Yep, I did make a few of these this past year... This unbleached one belongs to my medieval wardrobe. Photo: neulansilmanlapi.blogspot.fi

1700-luku

18th century

1780-luvun korsetti. Luukujat on ommeltu koneella, loput käsin. Istuvuus ei ole paras mahdollinen, mutta aivan nätti harjoituskappale siitä kuitenkin tuli.My 1780's stays. The bone channels were machine-sewn, but rest was done by hand. Their fit could be better, but they good enough for my first try.

Rokokoolanteet. Kaava Jean Hunnisetin kirjasta Period Costume for Stage and Screen (1991). Rococo his aka pocket hoops. The pattern is from Period Costume for Stage and Screen (1991). Photo: neulansilmanlapi.blogspot.fi

Tämä kansanomainen liivi- ja hameasu sekä puhvihihainen aluspaita kuuluvat myös tämän vuoden satoon. Kangas ei ollut paras mahdollinen, mutta ihan söpö romantisoitu 1700-luvun kansannaisen kesäasu siitä kuitenkin tuli. This folk-like vest (livstycke) and petticoat ensamble and the puff-sleeved shirt were also completed this year. The fabric choice was a bit iffy, but I decided it was good enough for this experimental and somewhat romatisized version of an 18th century common woman's summer outfit. Photo: neulansilmanlapi.blogspot.fi